Microbrewery - Startup fact finding

[shaunous]

Brewtrekkers right, who cares what people ask, abusing him for asking questions on a Homebrew forum that are not directly home brew related, who cares? We are a diverse bunch and someone may be able to help. If someone asked a mechanical question or farming question I wouldn't tell them to Fukoff and get onto 4x4 forums or cattle producers.net. I'd try and help.

Good on ya, I'd love to if I had the coin and a better location, sadly people here can't afford to drink craft beer much at all, people think I'm rich or loopy when I walk out of Dans carrying a $25 6pack of craft beer. 'You know u can get a 30 pack of New for $40 you idiot' that and no one really like the taste yet. Grafton Bitter, revived by Thunder Roads bombed hard here.

 

[Phoney]

If you want to own and run a microbrewery with a premises and on-prem tasting bar; expect to pay between $380k and $550k (depending on whether you buy new or second hand kit).

If you just want a wholesaler / producers license and contract brew on site at other established breweries. Expect to pay around $10 - $20k. But, you'll be paying at least $170 to brew a keg this way and you'll be selling them for $250. ie: You'll need to sell a lot to break even and earn $50k pa.

Personally I don't think you can do it on your own. You need at least a partner in crime.

 

[Blind Dog]

Brewtrekkers right, who cares what people ask, abusing him for asking questions on a Homebrew forum that are not directly home brew related, who cares? We are a diverse bunch and someone may be able to help. If someone asked a mechanical question or farming question I wouldn't tell them to Fukoff and get onto 4x4 forums or cattle producers.net. I'd try and help.
Good on ya, I'd love to if I had the coin and a better location, sadly people here can't afford to drink craft beer much at all, people think I'm rich or loopy when I walk out of Dans carrying a $25 6pack of craft beer. 'You know u can get a 30 pack of New for $40 you idiot' that and no one really like the taste yet. Grafton Bitter, revived by Thunder Roads bombed hard here.

Read past a few of the posts and most people are trying to help, and probably getting a little sidetracked in doing so so the thread meanders. But you're right - People who get their kicks out of ranting at others are just sad.

 

[Feldon]

Marketing, marketing, marketing.

Most beer consumers buy labels, and the perceptions associated with the brand image, than buy good beer.

 

[Eumundibrewery]

to amateur brewer
Casey beer gives a great rundown on costs.
You cannot do a Bernie Power & compete with the Big 2 for retail, but can survive as a brewpub, IF you have DA & Licences from the three tiers of Government & a Tourist friendly site. .
Email me [ [email protected] ] for my 3 year fight to get a craft brewery approved
Eumundi Winery & Brewery

 

[brewtrekker]

I couldn't agree more Feldon! Beer is 1/3 product and 2/3 marketing to sell the beer! I have tasted beer from all over the world, and would say without a doubt that most Homebrewers can and do make better beer then more then 90 percent of the Craft Brewers out there! Plus we don't need a piece of paper from some flowery Uni telling us how to do it! I think if the Government did some incentive i.e.financial help for small businesses more so in this country allot more of us would be throwing our hats into the ring and starting up our own Nano or Micro Brewery !

 

[peas_and_corn]

Brew Strong on the brewing network had a series of episodes about opening a brewery, with jamil's recent experience opening heretic as the info source. They cover everything you could possibly imagine so they're worth checking out

 

[DU99]

Plus you need the people to like and buy the product.word of mouth is your best salesman.

 

[peas_and_corn]

Oh yeah, whatever you spend on the brewery? Spend the same amount on your packaging line. Beer can only lose quality during and after packaging, you need to make sure that is minimised if you want repeat customers

 

[BadSeed]

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some help!

I'm investigating starting up a microbrewwery the first step being the financial analysis of course. I'm not after world domination just a small brewery producing great beer with the smallest amount of "fuss" needed.

I'm looking at replacing my current salary with the brewery and hence working backwards from the amount of profit to the amount of beautiful beer needed to be produced. for example if i were to make 50c per liter profit and i wanted a $50,000 salary that's 100,000 L per year. This will determine equipment sizing, spare to rent etc etc.

I intend to sell to bottle shops and some over the cellar door as such. but i need to know the following, so if anyone has any experience please let me know:

1) What mark up the bottle shop typically needs
2) Cost of bulk ingredients (malt hops etc)

I'd also welcome anyone thoughts and opinions on anything to do with starting a microbrewery.

I have got nothing to add that hasn't been said, but good luck with it.